Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces 1880 - Intaglio Roman

1880 - Intaglio Roman

1860 - Brooch

origin Sri Lanka

set in cut down "pie crust" outer settings

The agate panel has been mounted in an 18k gold signet ring that dates from the mid 18th Century

Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces 1880 - Intaglio RomanDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A 19th century curiosity the "Damp Detector". At first I thought this was some sort of stripped back barometer, but apparently they were marketed to help travellers check that their hotel beds weren't well, damp. An issue I can quite imagine to be common in Victorian Britain, tbh. It remains paired with the original fitted leather case, and works perfectly. I'm unsure quite how scientific the 0 100 scale is, but the